Jomsom Muktinath Trek

Namaste and Welcome to the beautiful Himalayan country Nepal. Upon our arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, we will be received by a representative from Nepal Eco Adventure. We will be helped with our transfer to the hotel. After the check in at the hotel, You are free to explore our vibrant surround or rest in the comfort of the hotel. In the evening you can enjoy savory, authentic Nepali dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu is known for its rich art, culture and architecture. The city holds many sites with cultural and historical importance and are listed under UNESCO World heritage sites. Today we will be visiting some of the important cultural heritages of Kathmandu. A visit to the Kathmandu Durbar square with ancient temples, palaces and stone alleys that will make you feel like you have traveled back centuries in time. The visit to Pashupatinath temple, Boudhanath temples and Swayambhunath temple is both culturally and spiritually insightful. After the exciting guided tour around the city, we will come back to our hotels to prepare for our road trip to Pokhara tomorrow. Overnight in Kathmandu.

We will start the day early for a seven hour long road trip to Pokhara. We get to enjoy the beautiful countryside of Nepal with its green hills, winding rivers, terraced farms and the mighty Himalayas in the background en route to Pokhara. Pokhara is a beautiful city with lakes and surrounded by the magnificent Himalayan views. After checking in the hotel in Pokhara, we can explore this vibrant city. Overnight in Pokhara.

We take an early 30 minute flight from Pokhara to Jomsom. Jomsom is a large, bustling settlement and administrative center of the region.We start our trek to Kagbeni by crossing the Kali Gandaki and walk to Eklai Bhatti.We continue towards the Kagbeni village which is lying on the bank of two rivers; Kali Gandaki (flows from Muktinath) and Nilgiri river.The hike today is windy, but the landscape and magnificent views will make a wonderful walk. Kagbeni is an interesting windswept village situated on the main age old Trans Himalayan salt trade route to Tibet via Upper Mustang area.Overnight in Kagbeni.

After breakfast in Kagbeni, we start our trekking to Muktinath. The trail today rises up and out of the valley to a high desert bench overlooking the river below. Muktinath is a sacred temple for both the Hindu and Buddhist.The temple demonstrates the religions harmony between Hindu and Buddhist in Nepal. The temple has 108 waterspouts around that pour holy water which is believed to wash away the troubles. The visit to Muktinath temples is believed to relieve every sorrow.The most interesting importance of the area however is the spot with burning natural gas.

Today we trek back from Multinathgradually through fields and poplar groves into the Kali Gandaki river valley. We continue our walk to reach the beautiful village of Marpha.Marpha is home to many apple orchards. The Apple brandy from Marpha is very popular in the region. Overnight in Marpha.

We start our trek from Marpha to Kalopani as we skirt the edge of a pine forest. Sometimes the path would be down in the riverbed, then we’d go up the hillside a little into the forest, then back down by the river.We will stop at the beautiful Thakali Village, Tukuche, for lunch. Then we continue our trek to reach Kalopani. The village has wonderful views of the mountains. Overnight in Kalopani.

We start our trek from Kalopani to Tatopani. The walk today is pretty much all downhill as we left the wide open riverbed that we had walked down from Kagbeni into the tighter region of the gorge. We leave behind the semi-arid landscape of the upper valley and enter the much greener forest region. After a long walk we will reach the village of Tatopani known for its hot springs. Ovrbight in Tatopani.

Today we will trek from Tatopani to beautiful Gurung village of Ghorepani. The trail from here would go up pretty much consistently for the entire way to Ghorepani. But the wonderful views are plenty on the way to boost our morale while we continue our ascent. Seeing the Kali Gandaki behind us as we climbed up this ridge and all the fields and villages that graced the mountainside in front of us is pleasing. After a long walk we reach Ghorepani village filled with Teahouse. Overnight in Ghorepani.

We wake up early to take a hike to Poonhill where we can view the most spectacular sunrise view over the Himalayas.The view from Poonhill is one of the most appreciated sunrise view over the Himalayas. After relishing the spectacular views, we come back to Ghorepani to start our trek to Hile. The trail initially took a gradual descent through forests of rhododendron and down into some very thickly forested terrain. We continue our walk to Nayapul. After a hearty breakfast in Hile, we will start to trek to Nayapul. The trekking in the Annapurna region ends at Nayapul and we take a transport back to the city of Pokhara. The beautiful Pokhara city offers a wide range of activities. We can visit caves, lakes and try out some adventures like Paragliding and bungee jumping in Pokhara. Overnight in Pokhara.

After a hearty breakfast, we bid farewell to the beautiful lake city of Pokhara and take seven hour drive to Kathmandu. After checking in Kathmandu, we can either rest in the comfort of our hotel or roam around for souvenir shopping in Thamel. Overnight in Kathmandu

Our adventure in Nepal comes to an end today! We will be escorted to the Airport for our flight to our next destination. We will recollect the wonderful memories our Himalayan adventure as we fly back to our destinations. Nepal Eco Adventure will be happy to serve you for your next adventure in Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan.